Don’t forget to vote

The Butte County Elections Office recently issued a press release noting that, of approximately 67,000 vote-by-mail ballots sent out for the June 5 election, as of May 24 only about 14,000, or 21 percent, had been returned. That’s not good.

Granted, this isn’t the most exciting election of the century. But the race for the District 1 seat in Congress is perversely captivating (see above), and it’s also hugely important because of the likelihood that whoever wins will be nearly impossible to dislodge down the road. And the two statewide ballot measures and the local Measure A are also important contests.

For those reasons, and because voting is the most important way each of us sustains our democracy, we urge our readers to vote. Here are the CN&R’s recommendations:

United States Senate: Dianne Feinstein

United States representative, District 1: Jim Reed

United States representative, District 3: John Garamendi

State Assembly, District 3: Charles Rouse

State Assembly, District 1: Robert Meacher

Proposition 28: Yes

Proposition 29: Yes

Measure A: No

Supervisor, District 1: Bill Connelly

Supervisor, District 5: Robin Huffman